This provides a systematic assessment of French Politics under Chirac and of the new political era opened up by the election of Nicolas Sarkozy. It focuses on the breakdown of the traditional statist, integrationist and republican model and the capacity of the French Political system to reform itself to meet the needs of the 21st Century.

Author Bio

ALISTAIR COLE is Professor of European Politics, Cardiff University, UK. PATRICK LE GAL�^S is Director of Research CEVIPOF/CNRS, and Professor of Politics and Sociology, Sciences Po, Paris, France. JONAH LEVY is Associate Professor of European Politics, University of California-Berkeley, USA.

From Chirac to Sarkozy: A new FranceJonah D. Levy, Alistair Cole and Patrick le Gales Electoral trends and change: 2007 and beyond--Bruno Cautres with Alistair Cole Political parties and the party system--Frederic Sawicki and Andrew Knapp Attitudes towards Europe in France--Nicholas Sauger Social movements and protest politics--Marcos Ancelovici Gender and multiculturalism--Eleonore Lepinard The return to a strong presidency--Jonah D. Levy and Cindy Skach Parliament and political representation--Bastien Francois Checks, balances and the new rules of the political game--Yves Surel Reform of the State: the French bureaucracy in the Age of New Public Management--Philippe Bezes Economic Policy--Ben Clift Between state and market: crisis and transformation in French industrial relations--Chris Howell Welfare policies and politics--Patrick Hassenteufal France and the World, from Chirac to Sarkozy--Sophie Meunier France and the European Union under the Chirac Presidency--Hussein Kassim

This provides a systematic assessment of French Politics under Chirac and of the new political era opened up by the election of Nicolas Sarkozy. It focuses on the breakdown of the traditional statist, integrationist and republican model and the capacity of the French Political system to reform itself to meet the needs of the 21st Century.

Author Bio

ALISTAIR COLE is Professor of European Politics, Cardiff University, UK. PATRICK LE GAL�^S is Director of Research CEVIPOF/CNRS, and Professor of Politics and Sociology, Sciences Po, Paris, France. JONAH LEVY is Associate Professor of European Politics, University of California-Berkeley, USA.

Table of Contents

From Chirac to Sarkozy: A new FranceJonah D. Levy, Alistair Cole and Patrick le Gales Electoral trends and change: 2007 and beyond--Bruno Cautres with Alistair Cole Political parties and the party system--Frederic Sawicki and Andrew Knapp Attitudes towards Europe in France--Nicholas Sauger Social movements and protest politics--Marcos Ancelovici Gender and multiculturalism--Eleonore Lepinard The return to a strong presidency--Jonah D. Levy and Cindy Skach Parliament and political representation--Bastien Francois Checks, balances and the new rules of the political game--Yves Surel Reform of the State: the French bureaucracy in the Age of New Public Management--Philippe Bezes Economic Policy--Ben Clift Between state and market: crisis and transformation in French industrial relations--Chris Howell Welfare policies and politics--Patrick Hassenteufal France and the World, from Chirac to Sarkozy--Sophie Meunier France and the European Union under the Chirac Presidency--Hussein Kassim